Inspiration for your work & life » Rumi http://blog.givemore.com Work is more than a job. Work is how we make our lives and world better. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:15:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Rumi on Getting Polished http://blog.givemore.com/rumi-on-getting-polished/ http://blog.givemore.com/rumi-on-getting-polished/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:15:42 +0000 Sam Parker http://blog.givemore.com/rumi-on-getting-polished/ “If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”

-Rumi (1207–1273)
Persian poet and philosopher

Give more truth…

You don’t know everything.

You do know that, don’t you?

Continual learning is a basic necessity to professional improvement and in many cases it’s other people who will help you get there.

But only if you’re coachable. Are you?

To be coachable means to be…

  • Approachable
  • Attentive
  • Receptive
  • Curious
  • Objective
  • Trusting
  • Shapeable
  • Confident

It means you must listen with the intent to learn rather than to show what you know. (be no ego)

Get more insight and a quick 8-point check on your coachability.
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Have you seen Viktor Frankl’s (Holocaust survivor and author of the classic, A Man’s Search for Meaning – a GiveMore favorite) talk on inspiring others and ourselves (4.5 minutes)? The concluding thought on sparks and presupposing is great.

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